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Reading Time: 3 minutesThe musculoskeletal system is the most important system in your body for your quality of life. No other system has such a profound impression on the way you live your life moment to moment. You might rely on your heart to pump blood to your organs and your brain. You might rely on your lungs to oxygenate the blood and … Read More

Reading Time: 1 minuteWhat if we told you that trying to stand on one leg for 20 seconds (or more) could help you gauge the health of your brain? You might think we were a bit unbalanced ourselves. But that’s exactly what a new study published in the journal Stroke suggests. Source: Quick Brain Health Test For Stroke Risk | Prevention

Reading Time: 2 minutesAfter several days using and enduring the short battery life of my Fitbit Charge HR, it was time to upgrade to the new Surge with my hopes that I could get a better battery life as well as a better overall experience. I’m glad I did. The Fitbit Surge is perfect for me, and it might just be the perfect … Read More

Reading Time: 1 minuteStarting this month, January 2015, The Joint Commission is now recommending that doctors and administrators refer pain patients to chiropractors and other non-pharmacological therapists. In the past, when hospitals received a patient who was complaining of pain, the only approved mode of treatment that they did, according to guidelines, was to give drug-therapy. However, with our growing awareness of the … Read More

Reading Time: 2 minutesLast weekend, the weekend between Christmas and New Years, Felicia and I took my son, Alexander to Point Bonita Light House. This is that lighthouse that watches guard and protects ships as the enter the Golden Gate. It’s a small lighthouse that has a new, interesting suspension bridge for pedestrians. To get there, you take the last or first Marin … Read More

Reading Time: 2 minutesI’m sitting here setting up the WordPress app on my iPhone. Why? Because I have 3 resolutions to make in 2015. 1. Build my chiropractic practice here at Rincon Chiropractic in San Francisco. 2. Build my professional brand and reputation on and off-line. 3. Build my personal fitness. No, these aren’t goals. Goals have to be measurable with a deadline. … Read More

Reading Time: 1 minuteThis interesting infographic from Precision Nutrition shows an overview of the healthy habits that you get into when you make the change to be healthy instead of unhealthy. This graphic goes through stages from a person who is sedentary to different levels of leanness and athleticism. It shows you the general habits you need to adapt when you want to be … Read More

Reading Time: 1 minuteWe have a lot of patients in tech and finance who are starting that transition from sitting at their workstation, to standing. That certainly sounds great if you’ve been sitting all day and your shoulders and neck ache after a long day. But standing at your workstation can provide its own set of problems. Standing at your desk can be … Read More